TO OBSERVE FOUNDER'S BIRTH

The 307th anniversary of the birth of John Harvard will be celebrated under the auspices of the Memorial Society Wednesday morning, November 25, at 8.30 o'clock. A short service to which all men in the University are invited will be held in the Delta at the John Harvard statue, which will be wreathed for the occasion.

After a short address the meeting will close with the singing of "Fair Harvard," led by several members of the University Glee Club. After these exercises the meeting will adjourn to Appleton Chapel, where the preacher of the day will speak on a subject appropriate to the occasion.

Until several years ago the celebration of John Harvard's birth was not on a fixed date. No record of the date has ever been discovered by historians, but the following entry is found in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark: "1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher." According to the custom of the church at this time, it has been assumed that he was not baptized on the day of his birth, but three days later. Accordingly, at the 300th anniversary of his birth the date for the celebration was set for November 26. In accordance with this official celebration, this day of the year has been fixed as the rightful birthday of John Harvard. Owing to the fact that November 26 is a holiday this year the celebration will take place the day before.